Retired U.S. Air Force Lt Col Rachel Vanlandingham said it will be up to a U.S. federal court to determine whether the U.S. keeping or selling the seized oil from Venezuela is legal.

Venezuela's National Assembly has approved a measure criminalizing activities that hinder navigation and commerce, like the seizure of oil tankers

A sanctioned oil tanker pursued by US forces turned away from Venezuela and retreated out into the Atlantic Ocean, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration continues a blockade piling pressure on Caracas.

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Oil exports, the country’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the United States took action against three ships that have been used to carry its crude.

Venezuela's parliament on Tuesday approved a measure that criminalizes a broad range of activities that can hinder navigation and commerce in the South American country, such as the seizure of oil tankers.

The ‌White House has ​ordered ‍U.S. military forces ​to ​focus ⁠almost exclusively on enforcing the "quarantine" of Venezuela, ‌a U.S. official ​told Reuters ‌on ‍Wednesday. "While military ⁠options still exist the focus is to ​first use economic pressure by enforcing sanctions to reach the outcome the White House is looking,

White House orders U.S. military to enforce Venezuela oil quarantine, emphasizing sanctions over immediate military action.